Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-05-27
THE new MANAGER
MAKING HIS FIRST TOUR OF THE
UNION PACIFIC LINES.
He Is Interested In Having Freight
Rates Satisfactory to HALEY Mer.
chants-Chief Engineer POgue will
Soon Have His Engineers at Work
on the Gold Belt Railway

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T. J. Potter, the new Vice Presi
dent and General Manager of the
Union Pacific Railway, who is on q
tour of inspection of the lines unde,
his control, took a run up the Wood
River Branch of the Oregon Short
Line, on a special train, yesterday
accompanied by party of railroad
officials. His trip will embrace the
main line, from Omaha to Portland,
with all its branches. The gentle
men composing his party are Assist
ant Manager Cummings, General Su-
perintendent Dickinson, Chief En-
gineer Pogue, Trainmaster Stillwell,
Storekeeper Burns, Assistant Super
intendent Leslie, of the Idaho Divi-
sion, and ex- Manager Galloway, whom
Mr.. Potter succeeds. Several of the
gentlemen are accompanied by their
wives and families.
The special train passed up the
road about 7 O'Clock last evening to
Ketchum, where the party visited the
Philadelphia and Idaho Company's
Smelling Works. and returned soon
after, reaching HALEY about 8 o'clock.
Comparatively few of the business
men or citizens of Haley were at the
depot, as it was not known when
Mr.. Potter would arrive; but he had
sent telegram to E. G. Coffin, with
whom he has had long personal ae-
quaintance, and Mr.. Coffin, accom-
panied by few friends, was at the
station to meet him.
Manager Potter was the first to
leave the train, and cordially greeted
Mr.. Coffin and mis- friends and Agent
Beamer. AS he is out simply to inspect
the road, he had nothing to say about
his plans or purposes for the future;
but he was out spoken in his praise of
the beauties of Wood River valley and
the excellent road bed of the Branch
All the members of the party chatted
pleasantly about Hailey's growth and
prospects, making numerous inquiries
about the mines in this vicinity, and
manifesting special interest in the
Gold Belt. During the conversation
General Superintendent Dickinson re-
marked that HALEY is the most i'm
portant station Oh the Short Line.
Mr.. Potter asked if the business
men and mine-owners were satisfied
with their present freight rates; and
when told that they were "fair since
the April reduction compared to what
they had been, though still heavy"
be nodded his head time or two sig
niGcanty and thoughtfully. He was
urged to stop short time, that the
business men might meet him, but
said he was behind time in his trip
pow, and must deny himself the pleas,
ure at present; that he would visit
Haley later and be glad to learn the
views of merchants and miners here
and endeavor to make mutually salts
factory rates.
Mr.. Potter's questions relative to
the Gold Belt indicated his interest in
the proposed railway, and, as the con-
versation progressed, Chief Engineer
Pogue volunteered the information
that he would have a corps Of engin-
GERS and surveyors here in short
time to make railroad survey to the
Gold Belt, with a branch to Bullion;
that he would have had the surveyors
here before this, but all his small par
ties were engaged at present and he
did not care to send large number
to survey a short line that offers no
serious difficulties to be overcome.
From a confidential source it is
learned that the U. P. Company's
men will survey and plat the road for
Boston capitalists, who are also U. P.
stock holders, and their intention is
to operate the line as branch of the
U. P. road.)
Having made as long stop as they
desired, the party boarded the train
about 9 o'clock and proceeded down
the Branch.
MR.. PoTTER's METHODS.
Mr.. Coffin was seen this morning
by reporter of the TIMES, and in
reply to a query about his converse
ton with the new Manager, said:
"Mr. Potter's inquiry about freight
rates is indicative of the man. The